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41 " I happen to love rules. I love having a plan. I love a film set that’s run like a well-oiled machine. I thrive in structure; I drown in chaos. I love rules and I love following them. Unless that rule is stupid. And yes, I have felt qualified, no matter my age, to make that determination. Scrupulous people don’t enjoy causing trouble, but they can be defiant as hell. As "
― Anna Kendrick , Scrappy Little Nobody
42 " My handwriting as an angsty teen was appalling, yet somehow better than it is now. "
43 " It’s not that deep down I want someone to “take care of me,” it’s that I’m exhausted, and occasionally overwhelmed by self-doubt. I’m steering the ship, but I don’t know what I’m doing. None of us do. But it would be so nice to believe that someone out there did, and that maybe they could take the wheel for a little while. It’s a seductive feeling. It would be great if it were real. But I guess I’ve got to count on myself. Which is not great news. "
44 " Well, we can stay friends if you want. I know I’d like to. But I’ll understand if you—” “No, I mean what happens right now. Like, how do you finish a breakup? Like . . . how does this scene end?” (Okay. "
45 " Couples, singles, gay, straight, cats, dogs, and well-trained lizards are welcome. No babies. "
46 " And YET, I always think, This is my year. This year I’m going to get my shit SO together that I’ll always be able to see the solution to my problems. I’m going to get it so together that I’ll never have to “get it together” again. "
47 " I once told a guy I had to wake up early and he said, “I could wake you up with my—” Sir, I’ll stop you right there. That is the least sexy thing you could say to me. Nothing about you is sexy when you are the reason I am awake—you are basically an iPhone alarm with a pulse. And I don’t want to fuck my iPhone. At least not at seven a.m. But "
48 " If there was just a little more time, or a little more money, or if you could just get through this one last rough patch, it would all be clear, it would all fall into place. It’s an insatiable trap. And "
49 " You realize what you’ve done, right? You just expressed that it’s possible for a woman you don’t find sexually attractive to have value. I think those guys might think less of you now.” “Really? I hate those guys. So that would be great.” • "
50 " I’ve still got stuff to work on. If a guy can convince me he has the answers or a better plan than me, I will follow him anywhere. I’ve fallen for it more than once. It’s not easy to pull off, because I happen to think most people are idiots, but if you can do it, I’m in trouble. "
51 " Do you need to do whatever you're told to be a nice person? Maybe. Do you need to do whatever you're told to be a good person? Of course not! Man, woman, personal, professional- some people have a skill for persuading you the best thing you can be is obedient. "
52 " I rarely give advice — your personal growth will only make me look worse by comparison — but as a suggestion, find your most psychotic baby picture and have it on hand for those days when you want to throw in the towel. It is both joyful and effective. "
53 " It's like, it's like I have a different kind of heart....sometimes I'll be at work or a party, and get that same feeling: 'I am not like these people, I don't know what I'm doing here' and it comforts me to know that I felt that way as a child too....I've been prepared to be an outsider most of my life. "
54 " ...linen is a fabric that wrinkles like Jack Nicholson's balls without Botox. "
― Anna Kendrick
55 " That woman is all the colors of the rainbow and I want to roll around in her closet. She "
56 " This was inspired by my pediatrician, a relatively young man whom I called Dr. Handsome. I had assumed this was because his name was Dr. Hasen or Dr. Branson, but I recently found out his name was Dr. Ritger, so I guess I should have just died at age four when I decided to call my physician Dr. Handsome without so much as a pun to justify it. "
57 " By fifth grade, I cracked a major development in strategy. I needed to get boys to talk to me. I wasn't pretty, but I could make them like me through the magic of conversation, or at least trick them into revealing some actionable knowledge and go from there. "
58 " I thrive in structure; I drown in chaos. I love rules and I love following them. Unless that rule is stupid. "
59 " It took an older man saying point-blank "I like giving you advice" for me to realize that yes, that's the bit you like. Not being helpful to me, but the sound of your authority reverberating in the ears of a younger woman. "
60 " I suppose I should try to find a balance, but that seems harder. "